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98: 91: 575: 80: 73: 159: 1088: 192: 62: 97: 994: 265: 109: 681:, present-day Narayanganj City Corporation had 165,637 households and a population of 709,381. 138,130 (19.47%) were under 10 years of age. Narayanganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 66.37%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 943 females per 1000 males. In 2022, the population of Narayanganj City Corporation was 967,951. 199: 166: 588:
The Narayanganj Municipality was incorporated on 8 September 1876. The first hospital in the area of Narayanganj Victoria Hospital was established in 1885 by the Municipality with financial contributions from Harakanta Banerjee.
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of Bangladesh, due to the presence of its many jute mills. (Dundee was the first industrialised 'Juteopolis' in the world.)
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religious leader who was also known as Benur Thakur or 'Lakshmi Narayan Thakur'. He leased the area from the
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service was started in 1877. The Bank of Bengal introduced the first telephone service in 1882.
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was established on 5 May 2011, unifying three former municipalities: Narayanganj Municipality,
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or 'Given to God' property, bequeathed for maintenance expenses for the worship of the god
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trade and processing plants, and the textile sector of the country. It is nicknamed the
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Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
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A post office was set up in 1866, and Dhaka-Narayanganj
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gives bus transport service from Narayanganj to Dhaka.
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This article is about the city. For the district, see
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Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh
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Dundee (UK). Archived from 801:Asiatic Society of Bangladesh 416:29,000/km (75,000/sq mi) 593:Narayanganj City Corporation 340:Narayanganj City Corporation 703:Dhaka–Narayanganj link road 695:Narayanganj railway station 506: 20:. For the subdistrict, see 1813: 878:Bangladesh National Portal 699:Dhaka–Narayanganj old road 548:British East India Company 181:Show map of Dhaka division 15: 1084: 1005: 723:Narayanganj Sadar Upazila 668: 660: 655: 645: 640: 630: 625: 620: 615: 495: 223: 151: 53: 44: 22:Narayanganj Sadar Upazila 1101:(Municipal Corporations) 793:; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). 691:Chashara railway station 597:Siddhirganj Municipality 330:Mayor–council government 211:Narayanganj (Bangladesh) 119:From top: City Skyline, 510:) is a city in central 781:Solaiman, Md. 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Narayanganj District
Narayanganj Sadar Upazila
Metropolis






Port of Narayanganj
Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah
Baro-Bhuyan
Isa Khan
Panam City
Hajiganj Fort
Narayanganj is located in Dhaka division
Narayanganj is located in Bangladesh
23°37′12″N 90°30′00″E / 23.62000°N 90.50000°E / 23.62000; 90.50000
Bangladesh
Division
Dhaka
District
Narayanganj
Municipal Board
Metropolitan city
Mayor–council government
Narayanganj City Corporation
Administrator
Metropolis
Metropolis

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